Union Station, Los Angeles

For a while now I've been wanting to tour Union Station in Los Angeles. I have a deep affection for Spanish Architecture in and around Los Angeles. In fact, I'm constantly snapping photos of homes around Los Angeles in an effort to discover details and features that I can incorporate in a new Spanish style home I've been working on. What makes Los Angeles the perfect source of inspiration is that the structures are so old, historic in most cases, and they were all built with an attention to detail (and no attention to expense) that you just don't see anymore.

Washington Irving Library

There is an area west of Downtown Los Angeles that I find myself driving through for work, usually on my way to a plater who has recently been refinishing a lot of brass for some Interior Design projects. It's on the map as Arlington Heights and has some of the coolest, gigantic old houses in Los Angeles. Many of which I'm learning were more frequent before the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

I haven't been able to find much information on the history of Arlington Heights online. More generally, there is a great deal of history on Historic West Adams which consists of several neighborhoods: Adams-Normandie, Pico-Union, Angelus Vista, Harvard Heights, Victoria Park, Lafayette Square, Wellington Square, Jefferson Park and Arlington Heights.

Education: Chateau Marmont

 
It's been a while since I've had a source of inspiration for a side project. A side project for me is always an ambition, a wild dream and a rebellious idea. This particular daydream is sort of a new interpretation for an existing fashion label.
 
My history in retail actually began with this brand and I find it sort of ironic that it has, in one way or another, stumbled back into my life. It's as if everything comes full circle in life. Well, my idealist nature fantasizes that it could come full circle and be a break my career could prosper from.